### BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C.
) Application of ) ) AEROviAS DEL CONTINENTE ) Docket OST-2002-14057 AMERICANO S.A. AVIANCA ) ) for renewal ofcodesharing exemption authority )

APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL OF CODESHARING EXEMPTIONAUTHORITY

Communications with respect to this document should be sentto:

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ZUCKERT, SCOUTT & RASENBERGER,

Dated: August 10,2010 L.L.P. Suite 700 888 Seventeenth St., NW Washington, D.C. 20036 Tel: 202-298-8660 Fax: 202-342-0683 Email: rdmathias@zsrlaw.com dmendersbee@zsrlaw.com
Counsel for AEROVIAS DEL CONTINENTE

AMERICANO S.A. AVIANCA

### BEFORETHE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C.
) Application of ) ) AEROviAS DEL CONTINENTE ) Docket OST-2002-14057 AMERICANO S.A. AVIANCA ) ) for renewal ofcodesharing exemption authority ) Dated: August 10, 2010
APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL OF CODESHARING EXEMPTION AUTHORITY

Aerovias del Continente Americano S.A. Avianca ("Avianca") hereby applies for renewal ofits exemption authority pursuant to 49 U.S.C. §§ 40109 and 41301, which authorizes it to conduct foreign air transportation ofpersons, property, and mail between the United States and Colombiapursuant to its codesharing agreement with DeltaAirLines, Inc. ("Delta").
In support ofits application, Avianca states as follows:
1. Avianca and Delta are parties to a codesharing agreement and hold various
statements ofauthorization in this docket to engage in codesharing inthe U.S.

- Colombia
market.2. Under its exemption authority, Avianca is authorized to conduct foreign air transportation ofpersons, property, and mail between currently authorized points in Colombia, via currently authorized U.S. gateways to Atlanta, Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Detroit, Houston, Minneapolis/St. Paul, New York, Orlando, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C. on a codesharing
basis with Delta.

### 3. These codesharing services remain consistent with the U.S.

- ColombiaAir Transport Agreement, Departmentpolicy, and the public interest. Avianca and Delta'sjoint operations will continue to provide the travelling public with convenient and competitive service options in the U.S.

- Colombia market. 4. While the statements ofauthorization held by Avianca are (subjectto standard conditions) indefinite, Avianca's exemption authority for these services expires on August 12, 2010. By submitting this timely renewal application, Avianca invokes the automatic renewal extension provisions of5 U.S.C. § 558 (c), as implemented by Part 377 ofthe Department's Regulations, to continue in effect its current exemption authorization for the service specified in this application, pending a final determination ofthis renewal application. 5. Renewal ofthis authority will not constitute a "majorregulatory action" under the Energy and Conservation Act of 1975, as defined in section 313.4(a)(1) ofthe Department's regulations.

2WHEREFORE. for the foregoing reasons, Aerovias del Continente Americano S.A.
Aviancarespectfully requests thatthe Department renew its exemption authority as described
herein and grant such otherreliefas maybe necessary or appropriate.

Dated: August 10,2010

3 Respectfully submitted,

David M. Endersbee ZUCKERT, SCOUTT & RASENBERGER,

L.L.P. Suite 700 888 Seventeenth St., NW Washington, D.C. 20036 Tel: 202-298-8660 Fax: 202-342-0683 Email: rdmathias@zsrlaw.com dmendersbee@zsrlaw.com
Counsel for AEROvfAS DEL

CONTINENTE AMERICANO S.A. AVIANCA

### CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that onthis 10th day ofAugust 2010, a copy ofthe foregoing Application ofAerovias del Continente Americano S.A. Avianca for Renewal ofExemptionwas served by electronic mail or facsimile onthe following:

R. Bruce Keiner, Jr. Lorraine B. Halloway Counsel for Continental Airlines Crowell & Moring LLP 1001 PennsylvaniaAvenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20004-2595 rbkeiner@crowell.com Lhalloway@crowell.com
Hershel I. Kamen StaffVice President,

International and Regulatory Affairs DanWeiss Continental Airlines, Inc. Government Affairs-8th Floor 1600 Smith Street, Dept. HQSGV Houston, TX 77002 hkamen@coair.com dan.weiss@coair.com Jeffrey Manley SeniorAdvisor

- Regulatory Affairs United Air Lines, Inc. 1025 ConnecticutAvenue, N.W. Suite 1210 Washington, DC 20036 jeffrey.manley@united.com
JohnPalo Vice President, Planning Military and Government Evergreen International Airlines, Inc. 3850 Three Mile Lane McMinnville, OR 97128 john.palo@evergreenairlines.com charters@evergreenairlines.com Carl B. Nelson, Jr. Associate General Counsel American Airlines, Inc. 1101 Seventeenth Street, N.W. Suite 600 Washington, D.C. 20036 carl.nelson@aa.com

John L. Richardson Counsel for Amerijet International John L. Richardson, P.L.L.C. 555 13thStreet, N.W. Suite 420 West Washington, D.C. 20004 jrichardson@johnlrichardson.com

Russell E. Pommer Associate General Counsel and

Director ofRegulatory Affairs Atlas Air, Inc. 1747 PennsylvaniaAvenue, N.W. Suite 875 Washington, D.C. 20006 rpommer@atlasair.com

Kevin Montgomery Peter Beckett Polar Air Cargo, Inc. 1747 PennsylvaniaAvenue, N.W. Suite 875 Washington, D.C. 20006 Kevin.montgomery@polaraircargo.com peter.beckett@polaraircargo.comMarshall S. Sinick Counsel for Florida West

International Airways Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. 1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Suite 500 Washington, D.C. 20004 msinick@ssd.com David L. Vaughan Danielle Fisher Counsel for United Parcel Service Kelley Drye Collier Shannon 3050 K Street, N.W., Ste. Suite 400 Washington, D.C. 20007 dvaughan@kelleydrye.com dfisher@kelleydrye.com
Alexander Van DerBellen JeffMorgan Sametia C. Barnett DeltaAirLines 1212 NewYork Avenue, NW Suite 200 Washington, D.C. 20005 Sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com sametta.c.barnett@delta.com Jeff.morgan@delta.com
William C. Evans John R. Mietus, Jr. Counsel for Centurion Air Cargo Law Office ofJohn Mietus, LLC 1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Suite 300 Washington, DC 20004 bill@mietuslaw.com john@mietuslaw.com
John M. Allen Director Flight Standards Service Federal Aviation Administration 800 Independence Avenue, S.W., Rm 821 Washington, D.C. 20591 john.allen@faa.gov

2 Angeline Garbuzinski Legal and Regulatory Affairs Federal Express Corporation 3620 Hacks Cross Road Building B, 3rd Floor Memphis, TN 38125 anbird@fedex.com

Robert P. Silverberg Jeffrey Johnson Counsel for ABX Air Silverberg, Goldman & Bikoff, L.L.P. 1101 30th Street, N.W., Ste. 120 Washington, D.C. 20007 rsilverberg@sgbdc.com jjohnson@sgbdc.com

Pierre Murphy Counsel for Arrow Air 1200 NewHampshire Avenue, N.W. Suite 590 Washington, D.C. 20036-6802 pmurphy@lopmurphy.com

Thomas A. Gillies ChiefOperating Officer Southern Air Inc. 117 Glover Ave. Norwalk, CT 06850 tgillies@southernair.com

Howard Kass Managing Director & Associate General Counsel US Airways 1401 H Street, N.W. Suite 1075 Washington, D.C. 20006 howard

_kass@usairways.comOakley Brooks President and CEO Paul Doell National Air CarrierAssociation 1000 Wilson Boulevard Suite 1700 Arlington, Virginia 22209 obrooks@naca.cc pdoell@naca.cc Mark W. Atwood Counsel for Kalitta Air Sher & Blackwell, L.L.P. 1850 M Street, N.W. Suite 900 Washington, D.C. 20036 matwood@sherblackwell.com
Aaron Goerlich Counsel for Allegiant Air and Ryan International Airlines Garofalo Goerlich Hainbach PC 1200 NewHampshire Avenue NW Suite 800 Washington, D.C. 20036-6802 agoerlich@ggh-airlaw.com

3 David Squier Northern Air Cargo, Inc. 3900 Old International Airport Road Anchorage, AK 99502 dsquier@nac.aero

Joanne W. Young Counsel for Spirit Airlines Kirstein & Young PLLC 1001 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. Suite 600 South Washington, DC 20004 jyoung@yklaw.com